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G. WILLBTT.

CASH RAILWAY. i

Patented Deo. 12, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIOE.

GEORGE WILLETT, OE ENGLEWOOD, ILLINOis, AssiGNoE OF ONE-HALE To GEORGEMIDDENDOEE, OE SAME PLAGE.

CASH-RAILWAY.v

SPECIFIQATIONformng part of Letters Patent No. 268,967, dated December`12, 1882.

Application led June 26, 1882.

To all whom it may concern: t

Be it known that I., GEORGE WILLEM, of Englewood, county of Cook, andState of Illinois, have invented a new and useful ImprovementinCash-Railways for Use in Stores and other Mercantile Houses; and Idohereby de-v clare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the saine, 4'reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings and the letters and tgures marked thereon, which form a part otthis specification, and in Which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, showinga cashrailway containing my improvements. Fig. 2

is a section of the same on the line X X of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detailsection of part of the drop. Fig. 4 is a detail section ot' the catchattached to the outer end ot the drop. Fig. 5`is a front elevation ofthe cash-box on an enlarged scale. Fig. 6 is a section of the box on theline y y of Fig. 5.f Fig. 7 is a front elevation ofthe elevatingdevice.y Fig. 8 is a plan view of the Same.

4 Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 101s a bottom plan view ofthe drop,vshow ing device for opening andclosing the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in devices for the transmissionof money, checks,

toelastic devices, to which devices are secured carryingwheels,suspended by said elastic standards above said box, with a device forelevating the box upon the tracks, said tracks being for the purpose ofcarryin g said box when i t `so elevated to the cashiers desk, andreturning the same to the point from which itstarted.

My invention also consists in the arrangement ot' guides for. guidingthe carryingwheels when the box is being elevated to the track, and inthe arrangement of switches on the return-track, with tripping deviceson the box (No model.)

the receiver or device upon which the box upon its return is to bestopped, and in various other combinations and-devices used in myinvention for the transmission ot' money or other articles from theplace and the room in which it is paid to the cashiers desk, allof'whichimprovements and combinations will be particularly hereinafterdescribed.

In the drawings, A represents the cash-box, the front elevation of whichis shown in Fig. 5. B represents the carrying-wheels., by which the boxis moved upon the track. These carrying-wheels are mounted on elevatedspringstandards b, made ot' thin pieces'of steel, secured to saidcash-box. In the drawings three spring-standards and threecarrying-.wheels are shown; but I do not confine myself to that vnumber, and any desired number may be used in my invention, all of thembeing of equal length. This box may be vot' any convenient sizefor thepurposes it is intended, and the material of which it is constructed ispreferably ot' metal.Y On the front part of it is a lid, c, hinged tothelower side ofthe box. From the center of the lower side of the lidprojects a lip, a, as shown in Fig. 5, and a spring, e, secured by ascrew to the lower side Ot' the box, which spring extends out over thelip in such a manner as to allow the lid to open iiush with the bottomot' the box and to keep it in such position until the cash in the box istaken out t a trip, lv, ot' diierent length on each box, for

the purpose of unlatching leverL and opening the drop at the numbercorresponding to the number on the box.

The box A is elevated to the track by means of an elevating device,which consists ot' a bottom or open receptacle, E, on three of the uppersides of which are anges projecting slightly above the upper surface. Onthe fourth side of this bottom the tlangeextends as high as the top ofthe box. Directlyiu front Ot' this fourth ange and near it is aspring,r, made ofa piece box.

of thin steel, and secured to the bottom of the receptacle, extendingupward as high as the When the box is placed on'this receptacle thespring is pressed back toward the tlan ge and held in that positionuntil the box and carrying-wheels are placed-on the track and theelevator begins to descend, and when the box is released from theflanges the pressure of the spring r serves to give the box a slightimpetus toward the cashiers desk. On either end ot' this receptacle areprojecting ears, e and f, as shown iu Fig. 8. Passingthrongh these earsand on each end of the receptacle are guide-rods g and l1, which aresecured to the track F in such a manner as to allow the carrying-wheelsB to be readily guided and placed upon said track F. These rods areparallel to each other, and on their lower ends are nuts or heads toprevent the bottom of the carrying device from slipping off. Near theupper end ot' said rods is a cross-rod, t', fastened to both rods, andwhich serves to keep them in position and also forms an axle for agrooved wheel, H, hung in the center of said cross-rod, over whichpasses a cord,p, secured to asmall ring, j, in front of said receptacle.To the other end of the cord is attached a heavy tassel, which serves asa handle for pulling up the box and as a balance to prevent the carryingdevice from descending too rapidly after the box is deposited upon thetrack.`

From that part ot' the track where it is designed to place thecarrying-'wheels with the box are depending guides N, (shown in Fig. 2,)which engage with the carrying-wheels as they reach the track and serveto guide such wheels to a position on the track. These guides are placedin the same relative position to each other as the carrying-wheels. Theelevating device and guides are composed of some suitable metal.

The tracks referred to are two in number, F and G. These tracks aresupported by hangers s, as shown in Fig. 2, one end being secured to theceiling and the other to the middle of the top of the track in such amanner as to allow the carrying-wheels to move on each side of thehangers without obstruction.

F is the con veyin g-track, to which is attached the above-describedcarryingdevicc, and is used in conveying the money in the box to thecashiers desk, and is sufficiently inclined so as to allow thecarrying-wheelswith the box to movc by their own gravity. When thecarryingwheels arrive at the cashiers desk the cashier takes the boxfrom the track F, removes the cash from the box, and ythen places thebox manner; but it has certain additional devices,

hereinafter described, which devices are for the purpose of allowing thecash-box to drop off from the return-track G at any point where it maybe desired. On different parts of the returning-track G where it isdesired to drop off the cash-box the return-track is cuton a bevel, onwhich is arubber curtain to prevent noise when it closes, the cut beingot' sucient length to allow the cash-box and carryingwheels to drop ontoa receiver, as hereinafter stated. That part of the track'so c ut whichis nearest the cashiers desk is hinged to the track. Through this hingethere extends a thin dat spring, Z, one end of which is secured to thetrack, the other extending far enough into the drop so that when theboxdrops from the track the spring will cause the drop to closeimmediately. The other end ot' the drop is secured tothe track by atripping-lever, L, as shown in Fig. 10 of the drawings. This tripping-lever L extends nearly the whole length ofthe drop or switch, the outerend ot' it extending into a catch, t, attached to the track, and thelever L is held in a position to keep thedrop continually latched(except when opened by the cash-box) by means of a spring, w, which isfastened at one end to the bottom ofthe drop, the other end pressingagainst said lever. The other end of the lever L extends toward thepoint where the drop is hinged to the track, but is of a sufficientdistance to allow the whole of the carrying device to get onto the dropbefore it is opened. Thev lever L is pivotcd to the lower side of thetrack Gr.

u is a stop on the lower side of the track G, for the purpose ofpreventing the lever L from swinging around too far when unlatched. The

inner end of lever L is curved in such a manner that when the trip c onthe box strikes it, it is turned on its pivot with sufficient pressureon the spring w, so that it causes thev lever to slip out ofthe catch,thus causing the drop to fall onto the receiver K at the point desired.The receiver K is level, and is used simply for the purpose of affordinga convenient place to stop the cash-box. lt is constructed ot' the samematerial, and is similar to the tracks F and G, except that it is level.On the farther end of this track is a bumper for the purpose of stoppingthe carrying-wheels, so that the salesman may remove the cash-box forfurther use, if desired.

The method of operating my invention is as follows: The salesman putsthe money in the cash-box, after which he placesthe cash-box on thebottom ot' the elevating device. He then takes hold of the tasselattached to the cord p and elevates the box to the track F, the carryingwheels being guided onto the track by means ofthe guides hereindescribed. The box then is given a momentum by the spring r, and isconveyed to the cashiers desk, who takes the box, removes the money, andreturning the change, if any, to the box, places the box on the track G,from which it is delivered by means of the devices above IOS IIO

described, to the salesman who sent it, the

being so arranged that each box Will go over all the switches but oneWithout being switched from the track G.

Having fully explained the construction and operation of my improvedcash-railway, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1. The combination of the track F with depending guides N, secured tothe track F, and so arranged as to guide the carryingwheelsB onto theconveying-track F, substantially as described and shown.

2. The combination of box A, spring-standards b, with thecarrying-wheels B mounted ou said standards, all constructed andarranged so as to admit of being placed on the conveying-track F,substantially as described.

3. In the elevating device, the spring r, so arranged in the receptacleE as to give the box A an impetus on the track4 F toward thecashvtripping devices on the track and on the box iers desk when the boxis released from the cross-rod i', grooved wheel H, cord p, ring 7,

spring r, and casbbox A, all arranged substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

5. In a cash-rail way, the combination of the lever L, catch t, springw, and stop u with the drop or switch ou the return-track G, for thepurpose of closing and securing the drop or switch, substantially as setforth.

6. In a cash-railway, the combination of the trip o and lever L, soarranged and constructed that the trip o will strike the curved Iend oflever L, and open the drop at the particular place desired.

- GEORGE WILLETI. Witnesses:

\ JNO. G. MAGGREGOR,

H. H. TALGOTT.

